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15 CFR 231.105: Joint research.

(a) Joint research means any research and development activity that is jointly undertaken by two or more parties, including any research and development activities undertaken as part of a joint venture as defined at 15 U.S.C. 4301(a)(6).
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, the following is not joint research:
(1) A standards-related activity (as such term is defined in 15 CFR part 772);
(2) Research and development conducted exclusively between and among employees of a covered entity or between and among entities that are related entities to the covered entity;
(3) Research, development, or engineering related to a manufacturing process for an existing product solely to enable use of foundry, assembly, test, or packaging services for integrated circuits;
(4) Research, development, or engineering involving two or more entities to establish or apply a drawing, design, or related specification for a product to be purchased and sold between or among such entities; and
(5) Warranty, service, and customer support performed by a covered entity or an entity that is a related entity of a covered entity.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade
Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade
CHAPTER II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SUBCHAPTER C—CHIPS PROGRAM
PART 231—CLAWBACKS OF CHIPS FUNDING
Subpart A—Definitions

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, the following is not joint research:

(1) A standards-related activity (as such term is defined in 15 CFR part 772);

(2) Research and development conducted exclusively between and among employees of a covered entity or between and among entities that are related entities to the covered entity;

(3) Research, development, or engineering related to a manufacturing process for an existing product solely to enable use of foundry, assembly, test, or packaging services for integrated circuits;

(4) Research, development, or engineering involving two or more entities to establish or apply a drawing, design, or related specification for a product to be purchased and sold between or among such entities; and

(5) Warranty, service, and customer support performed by a covered entity or an entity that is a related entity of a covered entity.

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